Fr. Christian Mathis | September 30, 2010
On this feast day of St. Jerome, I encourage taking a few minutes of time with the Scripture in honor of a man who devoted his life to it. Here are two short passages to start with that are the entrance and communion antiphons for today’s celebration of the Eucharist. The book of the law [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | September 29, 2010
One the first challenges that is noted in Vatican II’s Decree on the Means of Social Communication is the call to their proper use. This is highly dependent upon those who use modern means of social communication to have a deep grounding in morality. The council fathers state it this way: It is, however, especially [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | September 28, 2010
I’ve been receiving lots of attention recently in our diocese for my seemingly non-stop internet conversations with Catholics and non-Catholics alike on matters of faith. It is something that I have come to dearly love, and something that at times needs to be reigned in so that there is time for interaction with people in [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | September 26, 2010
Thanks to my friend Anthony for reminding me about this video. Have a great Sabbath and remember to take a load off!
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Fr. Christian Mathis | September 24, 2010
The second document from the Second Vatican Council is one of the shorter documents produced by the bishops who were gathered, but for those of us who work in in the realm of new media, and even older forms of the mass media, is critically important. In rereading this document it is clear to me [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | September 22, 2010
This will be my last post on the Second Vatican Council’s document on the liturgy. It is a very important document in the life of the Church and I am glad to have been able to share a few of my reflections on it with you here. I am looking forward to continuing this series [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | September 21, 2010
I suppose that a few years of blogging makes it pretty obvious that I enjoy the world of social media. Blogging has led to Facebook, which led to podcasting and most recently the Twitter. I have to say that until I first began this blog, I was not what one would call a “true believer” [...]
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